Our 2007 Charity
When the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind was founded in 1946, part of its mission was to provide guide dogs, free of charge, to wounded soldiers returning from World War II.
Sixty years later, the Foundation is
still giving the gift of independence and mobility to veterans who are
blind or visually impaired. However, as our nation’s veterans age, and as
wounded soldiers return home from the global war on terrorism, we have
come to recognize that there is an increased need for guide and service
dogs to help these men and women live again with dignity and
self-reliance. Could a service dog program be developed to help the
wounded soldiers returning from the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan?